A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against Fluor Hanford LLC who is accused of using federal funds for lobbying.
The whistleblower will receive $200,000 of the government’s settlement.
The case, filed in February 2011, alleged that Fluor used Department of Energy (DOE) funds to lobby Congress and other federal officials to increase funding for the HAMMER Center, in violation of a federal law known as the Byrd Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal funds for lobbying.
Between 2005 and 2009, Fluor contracted with the DOE to manage and operate the Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response (HAMMER) Center. The HAMMER Center provides homeland security and emergency response training to first responders and law enforcement personnel.
